Outcomes and Safety Trial Investigating Ecallantide's Effect on Reducing Surgical Blood Loss Volu… (NCT00888940) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 2
Outcomes and Safety Trial Investigating Ecallantide's Effect on Reducing Surgical Blood Loss Volume in Subjects at High Risk of Bleeding Exposed to Cardio-pulmonary Bypass During Cardiac Surgery
United States, Germany243 participantsStarted 2009-06
Plain-language summary
A Phase 2 Randomized Double-Blind Active-Controlled Study in Subjects Exposed to Cardio-pulmonary Bypass During Cardiac Surgery at High Risk of Bleeding
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 85 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Written informed consent (by study subject) prior to any study-related procedure not part of normal medical care;
* Male or female between the ages of 18 and 85 years old, inclusive; and
* Planned cardiac surgery using cardio-pulmonary bypass, for one of the following procedures: any repeat sternotomy; surgery to repair or replace more than one valve; combined CABG plus repair or replacement of at least one valve
* If female, subject is non-lactating, and is either:Not of childbearing potential, defined as postmenopausal for at least one year or surgically sterile due to bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy;Of childbearing potential but is not pregnant as confirmed by negative pregnancy test at time of screening (based on the β-subunit of HCG), and is practicing the barrier method of birth control along with one of the following methods: oral or parenteral contraceptives for three months prior to study drug administration, a vasectomized partner, or abstinence from sexual intercourse.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Planned primary CABG, single valve repair or replacement surgery, or any off pump procedure;
* Body weight \<55 kg;
* Planned hypothermia (\<28ºC);
* Planned transfusion in the peri-operative or post-operative periods;
* Planned transfusion of pre-operatively donated autologous blood;
* Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating;
* Planned use of desmopressin, lysine analogs (other than study medication), atrial natri…
What they're measuring
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Cumulative Volume of Packed Red Blood Cells Transfused
Timeframe: 12 hours after the end of surgery
Trial details
NCT IDNCT00888940
SponsorCubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)